November 2017

Playwrights Local

The Roundtable Series is a development workshop focused on public readings of plays in progress. Each session is dedicated to presenting and discussing a single full-length or longer one-act piece. The readings can be seated or staged, are free to attend, and are open to the public as well as the playwriting community. The goal of each gathering is to provide the designated playwright with focused, insightful feedback.

The Roundtable Series is an open workshop for all playwrights from Northeast Ohio. All selections for the Fall 2017 readings were taken from our 2017 Open Call for Submissions.

Staged in CPH’s intimate Outcalt Theatre, this must-see adaptation brings us into the secret annex where 13-year-old Anne and seven other Jews evade Nazi deportation. For over two years, all that will stand between them and the concentration camps is their trust in one another and the bravery of those harboring them. Anne’s compelling words come alive and urge us to stand up for one another in the face of intolerance, fear, and hate.

Literary Cleveland

This workshop will help writers develop and extend skills in creating dialogue for a variety of genres including fiction, drama, and memoir. The course will include readings as well as writing exercises intended to deepen an understanding of the human voice, and craft compelling, nuanced stories from the spoken word. In our attempt to understand dialogue, the class will examine and create examples from the quotidian to the fantastic. The course will offer participants an opportunity to workshop a selection from a work in process, or create something new.

Cleveland State University

Cleveland State University Dept of Theatre and Dance presents:
COMPANY
October 26 – November 5, 2017
The Cleveland State University theatre season opens on the Allen Theatre Mainstage with the Stephen Sondheim musical, COMPANY. Running October 26 – November 5, 2017, this honest look at modern adult relationships is considered a trailblazer, and is the winner of seven Tony Awards. Directed by Russ Borski.

$5-$10 TICKETS (on sale July 1, 2017):
COMPANY shows run Thursdays through Saturdays at 7:30 p.m., and Saturdays/Sundays at 2 p.m. Tickets are available by calling 216.241.6000, visiting playhousesquare.org, or at the State Theatre Ticket Office, located at 1519 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44115. Tickets are also available 60-minutes prior to performances at the Allen Theatre Complex.

For more about the CSU Department of Theatre and Dance, click here: www.csuohio.edu/theatre

Cleveland Public Theatre

Set in Cleveland, Lisa Langford’s THE ART OF LONGING follows the lives of six “third-shift” people—those who guard and take care while the rest of us sleep. The characters’ secrets mask deeply held yearnings that manifest in fantastical abilities and anatomical switch-ups. Race, gender and the nature of art are at the focal point of this theatrical experiment. THE ART OF LONGING fashions a world where dreams and reality interpenetrate each other. WORLD PREMIERE.

Hue Jackson Foundation

Ever wonder what it's like to be a Cleveland Brown? Join us for a fun, informative night with Coach Hue Jackson. Listen and learn as Coach breaks down film and presents a behind-the-scenes look at what its like to sit in the players seats.

Enjoy food and drinks in the lobby before you head to the team auditorium where you will become a Brown for the night. Get an exclusive look at how the team prepares for their opponents and what it takes to be an NFL player. You'll soon realize that it takes a lot more than physical strength and brawn to play on any given Sunday.

Each $250 ticket includes admission, food, cocktails, playbook, parting gift, and an opportunity to help those affected by Human Trafficking.

All proceeds benefit The Hue Jackson Foundation, which supports efforts to combat Human Trafficking in Cleveland.

Literary Cleveland

In this workshop, we will explore the intersection between poetry and song lyrics. From Scottish Border Ballads to the blues to raps, we will put our words to music across multiple genres. What makes a good poem—imagery, narrative, concision — are the same techniques in writing good song lyrics. You do not need to be a musician for this workshop. Kevin Richards from Roots of American Music is well versed in Americana and will provide the tunes. Ray McNiece will lead the writing component and play along as well. You can try out your songs at the monthly Tongue in Groove Poetry Music Jam at the Fillmore.

Community Innovation Network

For over 25 years, communities have used Asset Based Community Development (ABCD) as a strength-based approach to change. ABCD builds community from the inside out as residents become producers rather than needy people seeking services. Learn the power of asset mapping, a fundamental tool that discovers the gifts of individuals, the power of networks and associations, and local organizations that are then leveraged to create change. Time Banking is an example of an asset-based approach that builds community and improves the quality of life while promoting the free exchange of talent and work.
This training will be led by Dr. Mark Chupp, Director, Community Innovation Network at Case Western and ABCD Institute Faculty member, and Indigo Bishop, ACBD Institute Fellow.
NOTE: This is a 2-day training, beginning at 8:30a.m. and ending at 4:30 p.m. both November 2nd and November 3rd 2017!

Cleveland Public Theatre

Thursday, November 2 at 7:30pm
Friday, November 3 at 7:30pm
Sunday, November 5 at 3:00pm

Cleveland Public Theatre and Y-Haven present GOLDEN, created and performed by the residents of Y-Haven, a branch of the Greater Cleveland YMCA. A 19-year partnership between the two organizations, the project introduces theatre arts to formerly homeless men recovering from substance abuse and mental health challenges. GOLDEN is a compelling original play exploring the cost of greed, the calling of friendship, and how stories shape our existence and connect us to our humanity.

Ursuline College

Established in 1984 and added to with spectacular acquisitions every year since, the Ursuline College Historic Costume Study Collection includes more than 3,500 pieces of 20th century American apparel and accessories. The collection – dubbed The Best Closet in Cleveland – is used as a study tool in the College’s fashion programs. This exhibition is the final installment of the series of cultural events supported by Cuyahoga Arts & Culture and celebrating the 50th anniversary of Ursuline College’s move to Pepper Pike.

For more information, contact Gallery Director Anna Arnold at aarnold@ursuline.edu.

Literary Cleveland

In Our Handmaidens’ Tale, we will review elements of craft to help women get their power back through memoir and personal essay writing. Bring work that you have already begun, and over the course of two sessions we will help you shape character, story, tension, point of view, plot or other craft issues that may have stalled the completion of your project. You’ll also have a chance to receive valuable feedback from other writers and devoted readers.

Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland

What role can art play in expanding awareness and facilitating change for the homeless? Christopher Knestrick, Executive Director of Northeast Ohio Coalition for the Homeless, speaks alongside other local panelists about how culture can be leveraged to help the homeless in Cleveland.

Floor work and spatial awareness are the foundations of this class. Preparing the body for dynamic movement, the class begins with an emphasis on floor as a partner. From this fundamental realization and embodiment, contemporary partner work will emerge between participants. As the class continues, phrases and movements become more complex and physically demanding.
Cost $30 in advance per person, per class. $35 the day of class per person.
Intermediate and advance modern level

Cleveland Play House

Amy Fritsche (These Mortal Hosts) is an Assistant Professor of Acting and Musical Theatre at Kent State University as well as being a highly accomplished actress. In this hands-on workshop, participants will gain insight into Amy's physical approach to her charachters and discover how this approach can unlock the inner-life of a character like the selfless Miep Gies she is portraying in The Diary of Anne Frank.

Ohio Arts Council

Arts Advocacy Days is a two-day event bringing representatives from the Ohio Arts Council and the Ohio Citizens for the Arts to Oberlin’s campus! Two public sessions will take place with each organization where students and community members can learn about arts funding in the United States, local and national resources for artists, and arts advocacy training.
For this first session, we will be joined by Justin Nigro from the Ohio Arts Council, who will present a workshop about arts funding in the United States, including specific programming and resources from the Ohio Arts Council and information about other state arts councils’. This session will cover national arts issues and policy, as well as time for discussion and Q&A with Justin.
Pizza will be provided!

Olde Towne Hall Theatre

Enjoy an amazing and mysterious evening in an interactive murder mystery called "The Fatal Fifties Affair" by Eileen Moushey. There will be a delicious buffet with a non-alcoholic beverage and a dessert bar. A cash bar is also available. There will be a 50's Costume Contest, Prizes, as well as a Basket Raffle. This year's Basket Raffle will benefit the Company On Stage Community Theatre in Houston, Texas. Their community theatre was decimated by Hurricane Harvey. Tickets are being offered for $36 until October 15th and then they go up to $38 per person. Call 440-865-8700 for reservations.

International Women's Air & Space Museum

Nov 10, 2017
6:30 PM |
Burke Lakefront Airport
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Community

Join in at 6:30 p.m. as IWASM honors some of our local veterans with a pasta dinner. Get a chance to hear some of their experiences and thank them for their service to our country. Dinner will be followed by a musical performance by vocalist Jill Bezak accompanied by Jeff Faubert. We will also be collecting donations of warm clothing and small items to be used as Christmas gifts (phone cards, small alarm clocks, gift cards, etc.) to be distributed to veterans in need through the Louis Stokes VA Medical center and the Sandusky VA retirement community. Tickets are $15 and space is limited so please RSVP soon.

The Movement Project

The Movement Project is proud to announce the return of Cleveland Dance Fest, a two-day dance festival November 10th & 11th at the beautiful Pilgrim Church in Tremont! The 2-day festival will feature master classes by CDF artists for professional & youth dancers, 2 evening performances featuring Cleveland artists and visiting artists and an informal showing featuring works in progress, independent artists and emerging artists.

Ohio Citizens for the Arts

Arts Advocacy Days is a two-day event bringing representatives from the Ohio Arts Council and the Ohio Citizens for the Arts to Oberlin’s campus! Two public sessions will take place with each organization where students and community members can learn about arts funding in the United States, local and national resources for artists, and arts advocacy training.
For this second public session, we will be joined by Bill Behrendt, Executive Director for the Ohio Citizens for the Arts. This session will continue the conversation through a workshop outlining arts advocacy issues and action steps that can be taken to advocate for the arts.
Pizza will be provided!

International Women's Air & Space Museum

Attention All High School Female Students: Please join in November 11, 2017 for a FREE conference hosted by the International Women’s Air & Space Museum (IWASM) located inside Burke Lakefront Airport.

The Wings of Women (WOW) conference is geared towards high school female students interested in pursuing STEM career fields. The IWASM brings in professional women mentors from various STEM fields, who spend the day speaking with the students about how they got to where they are today. There are also hands-on activities that go along with each of these fields to help spark further interest. This is a great opportunity for young ladies to be inspired and empowered to pursue whatever their hearts desire.

Upon arrival, a light breakfast will be available and lunch will be provided later in the day. Upon departure, each student will receive a bag of information from various colleges and universities about their select STEM fields.

Applications are required for each student wishing to attend. The deadline for applications is November 1, 2017 along with a $5 reservation fee. This fee will be returned upon check-in on the morning of the event. A parent signature is required in order for each student to participate.

If there are any questions, please contact us, Monday through Friday, between 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. at 216.623.1111 or email kbrinager@iwasm.org.

Cuyahoga Arts & Culture

At the event, the planning team will present recommended approaches on how CAC can provide support to Cuyahoga County artists. Historically, public funding for individual artists has been exclusionary, and this team has been working since June to develop a new approach to support individual artists that is inclusive and equitable.

Literary Cleveland

This November, Between the Lines is traveling to new worlds with a science fiction themed reading and discussion centered around New York Times Bestseller Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel. Station Eleven follows a traveling theater group in a post-pandemic America as they make art and make sense of their lives in a strange new world. The book has been selected for the NEA’s Big Read 2017 program and provides a unique opportunity for the community to speculate on the power of speculative fiction. Join us at Happy Dog at the Euclid Tavern where local sci-fi writers Charlie Oberndorf, Marie Vibbert, and Mike Substelny will discuss Station Eleven, read from their own work, debate the power of science fiction, and offer tips for how to craft a compelling sci-fi story.

Kent State University at Stark

Kent State University at Stark’s Guitar Weekend is a three-day festival celebrating all styles of guitar playing.

This free event is open to guitar enthusiasts at any level. Join in for exciting, intimate concerts and hands on workshops given by some of the most respected guitarists in Ohio and from across the country.

Center for Arts-Inspired Learning

Center for Arts-Inspired Learning (CAL) will conclude the NEA Big Read in Cleveland with a culminating celebration of Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel on November 16, 2017 at 10am.

The culminating event will feature a panel discussion on emergency preparedness in Cuyahoga County, artwork and creative writing from Big Read participants, and a “Museum of Civilization” inspired by the book. Additionally, Ohio Shakespeare Festival will present a short scene from A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Cleveland Neighborhood Progress will be on hand with sample emergency kits and share tips for building your own.

Gordon Square Arts District

The inaugural Artist-In-Residence for the Gordon Square Arts District, John G, has spent his adult life obsessed with the language of Comics. Compelled by the idea of using words and pictures, arranged to maximum effect, John G has created and published a long list of comics that range from rust-belt horror to personal, autobiographical deep dives. Simultaneously, he’s spent his adult life paralyzed below his upper chest, using a wheelchair to navigate the world. For the past seven years, that world has revolved around the Gordon Square Arts District on the West Side of Cleveland.

In TALES TO DEMYSTIFY, John G takes both of these aspects of his life and addresses accessibility and disability head-on, creating and publishing a comic book made up of short stories dialed-in on the particular neighborhood known as Gordon Square. Most upright people have little to no experience with the reality of everyday wheelchair users. The objective of this comic is to expose people to what it’s like to live in a wheelchair, and relieve the anxiety that comes from confronting something that they don’t understand yet.

The TALES TO DEMYSTIFY exhibit will include the original artwork from the comic, as well as prints and copies of the issue. Meet John G and get answers to the hard questions in person!

TALES TO DEMYSTIFY will be on display in the Gordon Square Art Space through December 2, 2017.

Literary Cleveland

The novella is back! For those readers who relish a good read, like following characters over time, and want to build a relationship with their favorite authors, this retro style is perfect. Serial fiction provides an affordable read that a person can digest on a subway train, or in a night or two, without committing to a long book. For folks with e-readers, these compact stories cost a pittance at 99 cents to about three dollars, making it easy to try new authors. This craft talk will cover the basics of writing serial fiction, including business opportunities for authors.

Literary Cleveland

In this workshop, participants will get hands-on poetry writing experience and will discuss ways to strengthen their craft. Open to writers of all ages, levels, and backgrounds. Please bring 10-15 copies of a poem.

Cleveland Dance Project

CDP's first biannual community dance showcase includes dance pieces in a variety of styles from hiphop to ballet to acrobatics to modern and more! Choreographed and performed by local dancers, ranging from the professional to those with full time non-dance related jobs, CDP aims to bring dance and performance opportunities to everyone. Come see the show and join us for open placement auditions in January or at one of our bimonthly master classes! See our Facebook page for more details.

French Creek Theatre

Witness the behind the scenes action of putting a show on its feet! Participants will sit in on a rehearsal of Annie (musical), then enjoy a Q&A forum with members of the cast and production team. Light refreshments provided. Pre-register by 11/16. For more information call (440) 949-5200 Ext. 226.

Cleveland Play House

The Festival of Trees is back and better than ever before! Introducing Festival of Trees - All Spruced Up! Get into the spirit of the season with this beloved annual holiday tradition. The Allen Theatre lobbies will shine brightly with spectacular trees masterfully decorated by local designers. This family-friendly event is free, open to the public, and sure to be a delight for all.

Cleveland Play House

He’s back! One boy. One holiday wish. And a world that seems to be conspiring to make certain it doesn’t come true. The record-breaking show returns to the CPH stage in all its pink-bunny-suit, glowing-leg-lamp, triple-dog-daring glory. The perfect holiday treat for the entire family.

Cleveland Public Theatre

The infamous sisters are BACK! This time, taking matters into their own hands… *wink wink*. Join Holly and Jolly Loush (aka The Loush Sisters) for their *deeply* anticipated return to the stage in a bawdy, boozy, holiday cabaret. Fueled by song, sidekicks and a hefty dose of “holiday cheer,” The Loush Sisters battle villains and attempt to avert disaster in this radical satirization of America’s favorite holiday classic… Die Hard. Created by Liz Conway, Michael Seevers, Jr. and Beth Wood. WORLD PREMIERE.

Cleveland Play House

Nov 27, 2017
6:30-8:00 PM |
Cleveland Play House
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Community

Christopher Gerson and Madeleine Maby are back as "The Old Man" and "Mother" in A Christmas Story for the fourth consecutive year! Though these actors are returning to familiar roles, every year means a new crop of talented young actors playing Ralphie, Randy and the rest. In this informative and engaging workshop, Christopher and Madeleine share their experiences with introducing new cast members to a perennial favorite. They'll also share the warm-ups and focus exercises that they employ to keep the show pitch-perfect night after night.

Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts

Join Sixth City Sounds for a Mixing Session in the Beachland Tavern, presented in partnership with Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association - Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts: a mixer and panel discussion on the various legal resources available to empower and protect Cleveland musicians and their craft.

Sixth City Sound's Mixing Sessions serve as a chance for musicians and those in the music industry to network, socialize and discuss how we can all work together to form a stronger music community in Cleveland.

Literary Cleveland

If you feel drawn to expressing your personal life stories on paper, here is the place to start. Learn creative but practical tools to mine your experiences and what they mean to you, as well as ways to craft those experiences into compelling writing. Come prepared to write in class. You will leave with rich material gathered from your life, and new knowledge about how to work with it.